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Asset Management - February, 2021

259 articles

• Fidelity Nabs Bench Trial Win Over $100M Stock Sale
• Judge Grants Gov't Bid To Drop Manafort Forfeiture Case
• MultiPlan Investor Says Co. Lied About Revenue Drop
• Fidelity Workers' Attys Get $9M Cut Of 401(k) Settlement
• Weil-Led Blank-Check Co. Nabs $1.2B To Target Fintechs
• Kirkland Aids Starwood's Offer Valuing UK REIT At $653M
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• IPOs Still A Hot Ticket As Post-Pandemic 'Normalcy' Beckons
• Wilmington Trust Beats $19.5M Beneficiary Suit After Trial
• Investor Settlements Held Steady In 2020 Despite Pandemic
• Goldman Investors Urge High Court Not To Undo Class Cert.
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State Court
• GPB Capital Sues Bank To Get Back Virus Relief, Loan Money
• Fenwick-Led Crypto Exchange Coinbase Files Direct Listing
• Universal Health Slams Class Cert. Bid In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Navient's Forced Ch. 11 Tossed Over Petitioner Claim Issue
• 'Reverse' Veil Piercing Floated In Chancery Appraisal Suit
• Ex-Suniva Owner On Hook For $26M From Loan Guaranty
• REIT Weyerhaeuser Lands Alabama Timberlands For $149M
• Payments Biz ACI Ups Board Size After Investor Criticism
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Apollo Stole Litigation Funder's Valuation Secrets, Suit Says
• Robinhood Drama Puts Trade Settlement Time In The Spotlight
• Caplin Withdraws As Lead Counsel In $2.1B Danish Tax Row
• Tax Takeaways From India's Proposed Budget
• SEC To Drill Down On Cos.' Climate-Related Risk Disclosures
• House OKs Bill Requiring Puerto Rico Conflicts Disclosure
• Credit Firm Moves To Block Investor's Merger With Rival
• Fed Chief Backs Congressional Fix On Legacy Libor Contracts
• Apache Faces Investor Suit Over Failed Drilling Project
• Ex-MGM, CBS Execs' 7th Blank-Check Co. Lands $1.5B In IPO
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's Pandemic Year
• Financial Institutions Must Prepare For Climate Regulations
• Congress' Expansion Of SEC Disgorgement Was Irresponsible
• Ares, Generation Land UK Student Housing Assets For $222M
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• New York Life Lends $303M To Client For Mortgage
• SEC Bars Ex-KPMG Auditors Over College's Tax Problem
• Ex-Cred Exec's Lawyers Want To Ditch Him In Ch. 11 Case
• FinCEN Head Says Data Security Key To New Reporting Plan
• Investment Firm M31 Capital Preps Bitcoin Hedge Fund
• Nasdaq Hopes SEC Greenlights Revised Direct Listings Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Hertz Herson, Rex Discount
• COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Rescue Union Retirees' Pensions
• Fed's Powell Says Looking Into Digital Dollar Is 'High Priority'
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• AdventHealth's Fraud Claim Over $57M PPE Deal Advanced
• GTCR, Reverence Capital Ink $2B Deal For Wells Fargo Unit
• Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board Announces $11B Bond Debt Deal
• US, PetroSaudi Tussle Over Fate Of $330M 1MDB Funds
• Virtual Meetings Creating New Compliance Gap, Report Warns
• Homebuilder Workers Land Cert. In GreatBanc ESOP Suit
• FINRA Official Urges 'Holistic' Approach To Trading Oversight
• Davis Polk, Weil Power $11.75B Lucid Motors SPAC Merger
• Brookfield Lobs Takeover Bid Valuing Inter Pipeline At $5.6B
• 7th Circ. Told ERISA Individual Arbitration Clauses Are Legal
• Calamos Can't Tap Travelers Policy For Stockholder Suit Deal
• 3 Firms Guide $5B LNG Shipment Biz's BlackRock Tie-Up
• What CFTC Reporting Changes Mean For Pool Operators
• Justices Skip Dad's Retaliation Suit Over Daughter's Bias Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Citi, Civic Builders, EastBanc
• Robbins Geller Nabs Top Counsel Spot In Airbus Stock Row
• Del. Justices Let $12M Attorney Fee In Versum Case Stand
• Cyxtera Technologies To Go Public In $3.4B SPAC Merger
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Ex-Cred CFO Fights Ruling To Keep Ch. 11 Alive
• Fed Rule Extends Payment Protections To Swap Dealers
• High Court Ruling May Be A Boon For Benefits Access
• Fla. Forex Trader Charged With Running $57M Scheme
• Citi's Loss Over $500M 'Blunder' Won't Be Easy To Shake
• Real Estate Rumors: Kissaki Sushi, GL Homes, Apollo
• Compliance Vet To Guide Black, Latinx-Focused Banking Co.
• MicroStrategy Raises $1B In Upsized Offering To Buy Bitcoin
• Davis Polk, Paul Hastings Rep Fintech SPAC's $250M IPO
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Congress Hits Robinhood Hard In 1st GameStop Hearing
• Short-Notice Zohar Real Estate Sale Gets Court OK
• Cerner Workers Seek OK Of $4M Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• First-Ever Bitcoin ETF Launches On Toronto Stock Exchange
• LPL Financial Gets $1.6M FINRA Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Robinhood Can't Ditch Online Traders' Suit Over Outages
• The Best Ways To Respond To Enforcement From SEC, CFTC
• A Look Under The Hood Of Independent Sponsorship In M&A
• Real Estate Rumors: Country Wide, Bank Leumi, Related
• Quinn Emanuel To Return Fee To Bankrupt Crypto Firm Cred
• Ex-RBC Compliance Pro Joins BestEx Trading Tech Firm
• Jones Day-Led Greystar Buys £291M Of KKR Student Housing
• Ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Returns To Sullivan & Cromwell
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• What To Expect When Reddit And Robinhood Face Congress
• Ripple Labs Accused Of 'Word Games' In $175M Stock Row
• Ex-CFTC Official Joins Jones Day As Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Dermot, Mequity, Rosen
• Ariz. Justices Set Test For U. Of Phoenix's $13M Row With AIG
• IHeartMedia Bolsters Ad Tech With $230M Deal
• $2.4M Raydon ERISA Settlement Comes Up Short
• Zohar Ch. 11 Lines Up Sale Of Tilton-Tied Snelling Staffing
• Coinbase Appoints New CCO As It Prepares To Go Public
• Recent Events Call For Boards To Weigh Stakeholder Interests
• GameStop Investor Sues 'Roaring Kitty' Over Market Frenzy
• SEC Sues Morningstar Over 'Adjustments' In CMBS Ratings
• Monteverde Attys Net $5.8M In Deal Ending Envision Sale Suit
• Banking Tech Biz Personetics Nabs $75M From Warburg
• 2 Craft Cos. Hope To Reap Rewards Of Hot IPO Market
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Ropes & Gray Steers Hamilton Lane To $3.9B Fund Closing
• Asset Manager Considerations After SEC's Pricing Data Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Caulder, Société Générale, Lennar
• MicroStrategy Plans $600M Bitcoin Buy Amid Record Surge
• Citi Can't Recover Funds Sent In $900M Revlon Loan 'Blunder'
• Latham-Led CoStar Competes For CoreLogic With $6.9B Bid
• Monitor Ordered For GPB Capital After $1.8B Fraud Charges
• Ex-Brokers Settle With SEC In $22M Belize Airport Ponzi Row
• Ex-Cred CFO Declares Bankruptcy After $8M Turnover Order
• Massive Lowe's, Aon ERISA Class Action Heads Toward Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Abreu, Snowhook Capital
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, Faegre
• Davis Polk, White & Case Steer SPAC Union For $2.4B Fintech
• Trump-Era Retirement Rollover Regs Taking Effect As Planned
• SPAC Surge Could Have Ripple Effects Overseas
• GOP Sens. Ask SEC To Scrap Nasdaq Diversity Plan
• Key Deliverables For SPAC Parties Amid Growth Trend
• Sweeping Class Gets OK In Walgreen's $300M 401(k) Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC's $30M Ponzi Suit Takes Step Toward Victim Payments
• SEC Draws 'Critical' Line Between Settlements And Waivers
• Early Robinhood Ruling Marks Rocky Start For Traders' Suits
• Northrop Tells 9th Circ. No Liability For Benefit Estimate Error
• Retirement Savings Fintech Receives $12.5M Capital Infusion
• Firms See Tech As Key To Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
• SEC's 'Boilerplate' Deal With Ex-State Street Exec Irks Judge
• Opportunity Zone Pandemic Relief Is Welcome, But Limited
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Shareholder Accuses Peabody Of Hiding Mine Safety Issues
• Energy Biz Inter Pipeline Rebuffs Brookfield's $10.6B Bid
• PNC Ducks Suit Over Alleged Role In $75M Ponzi Scheme
• Latest OCC Crypto Bank Approval Hints At Post-Trump Future
• Atlanta Firm To Pay FINRA Fine Over Fund-Switching Lapses
• Apollo-Backed Co. Joins SPAC Wave With Upsized $600M IPO
• GPB Capital Exec Pleads Not Guilty In $1.8B Fraud Case
• Del. Justices Unsure $12M Deal 'Mootness Fee' Is Off-Base
• Land O'Lakes Can't Slip Ex-Workers' Suit Over 401(k) Handling
• Bernstein Litowitz Says Hiring Ex-Client Poses No Conflict
• Robinhood Users Face Uphill Fight For TRO In GameStop Suit
• Driving Forces Shaping The Life Settlements Market
• Cos. Should Keep A Close Watch On SIGPR Enforcement
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• What New Corporate Disclosures Mean For Real Estate
• T. Rowe Price Must Face Bulk Of Claims In ERISA Suit
• Congress Should Leave Proxy Advice Rule Review Up To SEC
• Traders' Fine Upped To $7.5M Following High Court Precedent
• Mortgage Servicer, Software Co. Settle Data 'Hostage' Standoff
• Nasdaq, NYSE Challenge New SEC Stock Price Data Rules
• Duff & Phelps, EisnerAmper Aided $789M Ponzi, Investors Say
• Con Man Can't Get Redo In $43M Tribal Bond Conviction
• SEC Wants Clearer Risk Disclosures Amid Market Volatility
• FINRA GameStop Probe May Put Firms' Compliance In Focus
• Former GPB Capital CEO Denies Alleged Role In $1.8B Fraud
• Investor Group Slams Amazon Response To Ala. Union Drive
• Greenberg Leads Appgate In Merger To Go Public
• DC Circ. Says Georgetown ERISA Suit Isn't Over
• A Road Map For US Involvement In Europe's Cum-Ex Probe
• 2nd Circ. Says No 2nd Shot For Milberg In $12M Fee Dispute
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Universal Health Workers Urge Class Status In 401(k) Suit
• Hyzon Motors Valued At $2.7B In SPAC Deal Driven By 3 Firms
• Trustee Tells Chancery Trial Needed For RCS-Schorsch Suit
• 3 Firms Steer Blank-Check Merger Creating $2.9B 3D Tech Biz
• Investment Co. Claims Fund Is Trying To Extort Weed Shares
• Bumble Upsizes IPO As More Companies Join Pipeline
• Real Estate Rumors: Kane Kessler, Related, Dwight Capital
• Education Software Investors Sue Over $2B Thoma Bravo Deal
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• 'Short Squeeze' Class Actions Face Uphill Battle
• Morris Manning Guides Core5 Industrial's $167M Sale
• COVID Construction Files: Oceanwide's San Francisco Project
• Banks Slam Eagle Hospitality Cost, Schedule In Del. Ch. 11
• What Energy Sector Should Expect From Biden's Tax Policies
• MPs To Probe £530M LV Takeover Amid Competition Concerns
• Calif. EB-5 Project Failed, Stiffed Chinese Investors, Suit Says
• Calif. Firm Wants 'Short Squeeze' Suits Sent To San Francisco
• Blackstone, GIP Team Up For $4.7B Signature Aviation Bid
• PayPal Says CFPB Investigating Venmo's Collection Practices
• SEC Names Acting Deputy Director Of Enforcement
• Trio Of Fintech-Focused SPACs Raise $895M Total In IPOs
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit PBGC's Win In Delta Pilots' $544M Suit
• Ex-Cred CFO Ordered To Return Bitcoin To Crypto Co.
• Goodwin-Led Gene Therapy Co. Nabs $150M Via PIPE
• US Cos. Must Get Ready For EU Human Rights, Climate Policy
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mortgage Servicer Says Software Co. Held Its Data 'Hostage'
• PennyMac Class Seeks Chancery OK For $6.8M Settlement
• Biden Pulls Trump Picks For 1st Circ., Other Courts, Agencies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• FedEx Beats Investors' Cyberattack Suit For Good
• 4 Firms Guide CoreLogic's $6B Takeover Deal
• Sana's Smash IPO Tops Biotech Trio Raising $811M Combined
• New York Life Loans $66M For Colorado Apartment Complex
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, LIM College, Angelo Gordon
• Developer Accused Of $4.6M Fraud In 4th Investor Suit
• SEC Seeks Comments On Money Market Fund Reform
• PPG Ups Paint Biz Bid To €1.5B, Besting Rival's Offer
• Illiquid Asset Valuation Presents Unique Risks Amid Pandemic
• 7 Takeaways From Recent Del. Statutory Appraisal Litigation
• GPB Capital Founder, 2 Others Charged With $1.8B Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Nestle, Kraft Heinz
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• SEC Sues Giuliani Associates Over 'Fraud Guarantee' Scheme
• 23andMe Inks $3.5B Deal With Richard Branson-Backed SPAC
• NY Judge Again Nixes Papa John's Investors' #MeToo Suit
• FINRA Warns Of Potential China-Linked Trading Schemes
• SourceHOV Creditors Seek Injunction Over Stripped Assets
• Cred Inc. Subsidiary's Ch. 11 Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Yale Workers Fight To Keep ERISA Class Action Alive
• Cleary Gottlieb Adds Benefits, Executive Comp Partner In NY
• 5 Firms Guide Electric Vehicle Biz's Go-Public At $3.1B Value
• Project Finance Will Be Key To Developing Hydrogen Market
• O'Melveny-Led Cannabis Finance REIT Readies $100M IPO
• Top Sen. Banking Republican Seeks Capital Markets Bill Ideas
• 3 Firms Guide Payoneer's SPAC Go-Public At $3.3B Value
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• Insurance Software Co. Valued At $7B In Go-Public Deal
• DOJ, SEC Urge High Court To Vacate Goldman Cert. Decision
• SPACs Surged In January Following Record-Breaking 2020
• $5.6M Chinese TV Award Is Fraudulent, Calif. Court Hears
• 5th Circ. Reviews $15M Award In Real Estate Investment Spat
• Final OK On $1.2B Valeant Deal Earns Robbins Geller $157M
• Real Estate Tech Biz Lands $110M In Tiger Global-Led Round
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Humira Marketing Suit
• Raising Capital For Real Estate Deals During The Pandemic
• Winston, Ropes Pilot $2.1B Deal For Satellite Launch Co.
• Warren Seeks Answers From Robinhood Over Trading Limits
• Former WageWorks Execs Must Repay Co. $2M In SEC Deal
• FINRA Report Puts 'Game-Like' Trading Apps On Notice
• Fla. Judge Cites News, Chats In Recusing From Robinhood
• Icahn Cos. Sue Insurers To Cover Refinery Buyout Suit
• Ex-Partner Says Wall Street CEO Ousted Women, Minorities
• Chancery Hikes Interest Award In $5.8B Contract Breach Suit
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• FHFA Promotes Atty To General Counsel
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Ex-Jones Day Capital Markets Pro
• Debt Cos. Hit With Class Action Over Tribal Loans
• Lawsuits Mount As Robinhood Eases Trading Restrictions
• SEC Names ESG Adviser Amid More Progressive Agenda
• Arcapita Invests $120M In University Student Housing
• Milberg Asks 2nd Circ. For 2nd Chance In $12M Fee Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Comerica Bank, Thor, Prologis
• Con Man's New Trial Bid Looks Doomed In 2nd Circ.
• High-Speed Trader To Pay $15M To Settle Spoofing Suit
• BofA Escapes Discrimination Suit Over PPP Funds For Now
• 5 Biden-Era Corporate Compliance Considerations
• Blitz Of Biotechs Join Crowded IPO Lineup To Start February
• Calif. Man Used Bitcoin To Launder $13M, Feds Claim
• Arnold & Porter, Skadden Rep $2B Wheels Up Go-Public Deal
• Microcap Firms Agree To Arbitrate Part Of Client Theft Suit
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges